Gerry Adams
Gerry Adams
Gerard Adamsis an Irish republican politician who is the president of the Sinn Féin political party, and a Teachta Dálafor Louth since the 2011 general election...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 October 1948
CityBelfast, Northern Ireland
CountryIreland
calm expect ira people
People need to calm down. What did people expect the IRA to say?
collective decision earliest possible seek talks view
My own view is that we should seek to go back into the talks at the earliest possible opportunity. But that is not a decision for me alone. We are a collective leadership. We will consult.
attempt fein position
This is a very amateurish attempt to shoe-horn Sinn Fein into a position on policing,
responsibility dodge ill
For good or ill, I'm a person of leadership. I do my best. I don't dodge responsibility.
nice war views
War some people glamorise war and glorify war. It's not nice, from whatever point of view you come from.
needs republican unionism
There needs to be nationalist and republican confidence in unionism.
thinking community my-family
I like to think I'm very grounded. I'm very grounded in my family. I'm very grounded in my community.
determination struggle selflessness
Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfillment.
equality issues unions
The unionists also for their part, want to minimise the potential for change, not only on the equality agenda but on the issues of sovereignty and ending the union.
reality long crossroads
It's been a long time coming but the reality is that this process is at a crossroads.
leadership commitment army
The Irish Republican Army has kept every commitment made by its leadership.
friday agreement rights
The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London and Dublin.
judging happened
You can only judge anything that happened in the times, in the times that that happened.
friday happy-friday agreement
We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works.